New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-27
DEBATE ON THE COERCION BILL.

DEBATE ON THE COERCION BILL
NO AMENDMENTS WILL BE ACCEPrED-CLosURE TO
BE APPLIED on THURsDAY-ALMosT ANOTHER
UPRoAR.
LONDON, April 26-when the motion was made in the
House Of Commons this evening to into committee on
the Coercion bill Robert Treahie Reid Qbera member
for Dumfres, moved that the House decline to proceed
with any measure directed against tenants combni for
relief until for their relief from excessive
rents was presented in Parliament George shaw-Le-
feyre 0bera member for Central Bradford, seconded
II. Red's motion.
Mr. Bafour Chief Secretary for Ireland said that the
Government must oppose any amendment The bill was
meant 10 put down crime that no country In Europe
would tolerate and the Government would not tolerate
1t after the passage Of the measure
Mr. Gladstone asked whether Mr. Balfour would furnish
a memorandum showing upon what principle the pSlce
classified crime in Ireland.
Mr. Balfour said he would furnish memorandum Civ
ing the desired information
viscount Wolmer, in the course OF Unonist speech,
referred to the charges against Parne and asked
why libel action had not been opened against The
Times He said that Mr.. Parnel, unless the charges
proved to be true. could not only get enormous
from his calumniatos but at the time coud
aim a deadly blow at the Unionjst II action
was begun the people could not be blamed for draw
ing the worst conclusions against the Parnellites.
Mr. Harrington deprecated the spirit that had been
impaired to the debate He had thought that tho word
OF who had yet been proved guilty OF false
hood would been taken anywhere II it suited the
Conservatives to repeat their offensive insnuatons and
continue the same offensive methods, then their op
ponens could hardly be held ansverabe for their temper
in meeting the charges. Parnele cheers. Similar
insults cslumnies had been met in former times In
very different manner from that adopted nowadays.
ICheers.
Mr. Harrington then proceeded to criticse the bill The
debate langud The speakers repeated the old ar
guments and the House was inattentve.
James l. Carew. member for North Kildare, Nation
aiist. asked what W. H. Smith meant by associang the
National League with "cowardly assassins who were
tyraDnizing over peaceful peasants.'
MIR Smith stated that the phrase occurred In letter
written by his secretary. He himself had not seen II.
but he accepted the sponsiby for the language used
The question was then asked I" What did Mr. Smith
mean by coupling the Gadstonans with 'avowed enc
mics or England Y"
Mr. Smith again admitted that this phrase had been
used by his secretary a letter which he himself had
He declined TO be explicit 10 the meaning OF
the expression but referred his questoners TO the col
umns OF United Ireland
Mr. Smiths remarks gave rise to considerable excite
ment and disorder and serious trouble was imminent
but the Speaker ntcrieed and succeeded In restoring
peace The Liberals dissatisfied however, and Will
Insist upon n formal explanation by Mr. Smith.
The Government has decided 10 apply closure on Thurs
day II the Opposition persists in proongng the deoatc